Bottling-machine.



J. H. CHAMP.

BOTTLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1903.

939,2 1 4. Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

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J. H.- CHAMP.

BOTTLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1903.

Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

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UNITED STATES JOSEPH H. CHAMP, F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BOTTLING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1903. Serial No. 159,246.

To all whom it-may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. CHAMP, a. citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and nsetul; Improvement in Bottling-Machines, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the inventionbeing herein explained and the best mode in which 1 hawe contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other-inventions.

My invention relates tobottlingimachines and censists of the means hereinafter described. and particularly pointed out in. the claims.

The annexed drawings and the following description setiorth in detail eertainmeans embodying the invention, such disclosed ,nieans constituting but one of various forms in which the principle of the invention may be used. A I

Figure I is a perspective view. Fig. II is a detail View in transverse vertical section, the dotted lines showing certain members in the third valve operative position, and the full lines showing the said meiubersin the second valve operative position. Fig. III is a detail view of the regulating chamber;

- showing certain portions broken away and pieces with their c'oiipcratingmeans.

certain members in side elevation. Fig. IV is a detail, partly section and partly side elevation, showing one pair of bottle mouth Fig. V is mainly a section on line l '1 of Fig. IV. Fig. VI is mainly a section on line 22 of Fig. IV- Fig. VII is mainly a section on'line sc-x of Fig. IV. Fig. VIII ismainly a section 'on line 3r-3 of Fig. IY. Fig. IX

is a detail view in transverse vertical sect on, and showing certain members 1n the first valve operative position. X is a detail view in central longitudinal section of the bottle mouth piece.

The form of the machine shown in the drawings is adapted to fill several pairsof bottles simultaneously; but it will be understood that a machine could equally well embody the invention, though such machine be adapted to at one time fill more or less number of bottles. Detail description will therefore be given of the'construction and operation of the invention as embodied in means for filling a single bottle, such construction and operationbeing' substantially the. same as in means for filling at one time more than one bottle.

I The beer with which the bottle isto be filled is supplied under proper pressure through horizontal conduit A, which has cominunication at its one end with one or i more beer kegs A. Horizontal gas supply, conduit l'ocatedliigher then and parallel with beer supply censinit A hes end ennnectien with horizontal pipeA. which latter has end connection with one or more car bonic acid gas drums A. regulatorra and a gngea" being intermediate of said A? and i it Braneli A5 connect strict respectively with said beer lsegs fi ere respectively provided with cocks a A gas cook a is located at one end of connection A. between conduit A and pipe f; Beer cocks a are locatedrat opposite oi connection A between the respective beer kegs and conduit A. p

The horizontal stationary plug B, parallel with beer supply conduit A, is providedwith a central longitudinal bottling fluid way Z), which is in constant open communication with the lower portion of said beer supply conduit, by intermediate branch pipe a The end of conduit A opposite to its end connection with pipe A has connection A with. the end of chamber C, and *provided with cock it. Such chamber C is iocated rearwardly of the central length portions of conduits A and A Its lower portion has constant connection 0 with the lower portion of beer supply conduit A. Its up per portion has constant connection a with the'upper portion of said been supply conduit A, and is provided with a gage of.

Mounted on plug B so as to have an oscillatory or rocking movement with reference thereto, are suitable bottle holding means including a bottle mouth piece D and a bottle rest F adapted to receive the bottom of the bottle and to hold its mouth against such mouth piece. Bottle mouth piece D comprises as its base member a tubular valve portion seated around plug B. Such valve portion of mouth-piece D is provided with three fluid- 'ays, each divided into two transverse parts; each one of such three fluidways having the plug Bflocatcd between its said two transverse parts. Said three twopart ways are respectively: the gas inlet way 01', the vent way (1 and the final relief way d. The gas inlet way (1' has its two transverse parts adapted to communicate with each other b intermediate registration of channel I), ormed in plug B. The vent Patented Nov. 9, 1909.

way 03 has its two parts adapted to communicate with each other by intermediate reg-istration of channel Z), formed inplug; B. The bottling fluid way 2) is provided with port b", adapted to register under proper conditions with way d, formed in member D, for the beer to be bottled. The final relief way d has its two parts adapted to communicate with each other by intermediate registration of channel 11 formed in plug B. Altube E has its upper end detachably threaded in the lower portion of bottling fluid way cl, and has its lower end adapted to discharge into the bottom of thebot tlethe beer from conduit A. The formation of the said ways is such that the two transverse parts of gas inlet way d register with channel 6, and complete operation resulting from such registration, and pass out of such registration,-all before the two transverse parts of vent way (Z register'with channel b and also all before port d registers with port bf.

The bottle is thereby fully charged with the gas before beer communication with the'bottie is had, and before vent is given to the bottle; whereby there is insured within the Bottle filling tube E is connected to arid depends from port 1)", down through tubular formation 6 e depending from annular plate 6 fitted between the upper face of asket d and supporting member D; such gas (Bl; having thereby formed in its central upper portion chamber 6 from which a passage of less diameter than said chamber depends,

through which chamber and passage said tube E depends clear thereof. Nut d is threaded to the lower portion of depending annular wall (i of said supporting member D, within which wall said gasket is fitted, and clamps together said gasket and plate and supporting member.

The bottle-rest F is cup-shaped on its upper'surface, adapted to receive and closely hold the bottom of a bottle-of corresponding size. A rod G has its upper extremity rig dly-connected to arm L, and has its depending portion passing freely through an opening in the rear portion of rest F, 50' as to have loose engagement with such rest. A spiral spring H is loosely fitted about said rod, being compressed between the rest F and a clip h on said rod, which clip may be maintained at different points of vertical adjustment on said rod by thumbscrew 72,. A rod J projects rearwardly from rest F angnlarly to said rod G and is adapttained at different points of vertical adjustment on the machine-framework by clamping-bolt is, fitted within the slotted portion.

Member D is provided with rigid rearwardly-projecting arm L, to' .whose outer end is pivoted the shank of a hook Z, such hook passing over a rod M of the machineframework. A coil spring N has its one end connected with said rod M, and its other end connected with said arm L; the construction being such that said spring exerts pressure upon said arm L, with tendency to throw the latter into desired position, respectively after the pivotal connection of said arm and hook has passed dead center.

The pressure regulating chamber 0 is provided with a valve 0, whose stem 0 loosely works in vertical channel 0', formed in the center of the cap of chamber C, Said ver-- tical channel 0 communicates at its upper end with channel 0 which latter is provided with vent cock 0 The lower end of vertical channel 0 communicateswith the interior of the chamber 0. Valve 0 opens and "closes communication between said channel 0 and the upper end of said chamber 0; such valvebeing operated by ball float O and intermediate lever device 0 Tube R constantly connects the upper part of gas inlet way d with the gas supply c011- duit A Tube R is adapted to constantly connect the upper part of vent .way d with the upper portion of beer supply conduit A,

by intermediate branch pipe a the connection being subject to control by means of in terposed cocks a At the commencement of use of the nia-' chine, cock at is opened and left open until the gage on the regulating chamber shows about the same pressure as the gage on the gas supply tanks A, Thereupon cock at is closed, cocks a opened and beer turned onto the machine by opening cocks a Pending this turning on of the beer, cock 0 is opened slightly so as to let the air out of the ma-- chine very slowly until the float in the regulating chamber rises, thus automatically stopping such escape of air; cock 0 is then opened wide. tion may now be undertaken, cocks a as well as cocks 0, being open during such operation.

Carbonic acid gas, under suitable pressure as regulated by the cooks, passes into the upper portions of the beer kegs, and also into The actual bottling opera gas supply conduit A Suitable manipnla- I tion of the various cocks results in the automatic operation of the machine; filling the bottle with gas under pressure such as to cause the beer under like gas pressureto flow into the bottle solely by gravity, as such beer displaces the gas with which the bottle was previously charged. The air or gas or foam, displaced from the bottle, passes up into the upper portion of beer supply conduit A, and from thence into the upper portion of regulator C. The float controlled valve escape in the latter maintains condi-' tions of desired pressure and also of the liquid level within such regulator. After the gas inlet way and the beer inlet way and the vent way have all performed their respective duties, and are closed against operation,--then the final relief way opcns'and operates to relieve the pressure that is in the bottle, preparatory to clean removal of the latter" from the machine.

' Assuming that a bottle is to be filledwith beer, the; bottle is placedin the machine between them'outh-p ece and the rest, the members of .t'hckmachine thereby being in position whereby the bottle is properly locked 5\in place in the machine. The bottle is then pushed slightly rearward, so as to place the members of the machine in the first operative position, (shown in Figs. V and IX), wherein. the gas-inlet way d is open, so as to permit gas under pressure from the gas supply conduitto pass into the bottle. The

latter is thenmoved still farther rearwardly, thereby placing the 'members of the machine in the second operative position, (shown in Figs. IV, VI, VII, and 1n full lines of Fig. II) wherein vent way 6Z2 permits air or gas or foam, to pass out from the bottle sufliciently to permit the beer under like pressure within conduit A to pass, solely by gravity, into the bottom of the bottle. The bottle being then filled, it is moved forwardly, so as to place the members of the machine in the third and final operative position, (shown in dotted lines of Fig. II, and in Fig. VIIL) wherein the final relief way d is open, so as to permit escape from the'bottle of any air or gas that might otherwise cause any of the beer to fly out of the bottle when the latter is removed from the mouthpiece. The bottle may then be taken from the machine and corked. The invention may be used to bottle any suitablefluid. Wherever the term beer 00- curs in the foregoing description or the following claims, the same should be understood as including, under the rule of equivalents, an suitable fluid, as a known substi- 1 tute for eerr The invention may be-used with any suitable fluid passing through the conduit set 5 forth in the foregoin description as being for the passage of car onie acid gas. 7

Vherever the term gas or carbonic acid gas occurs in the foregoing description or the following. claims, the same should be understood as including, under theruleof equivalents, any suitable fluid, as a known substitute for carbonic acid gas.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change'beingmade as regards the mechanism herein disclosed pro' vided the means stated by any one of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed. a

I therefore particularly point out'and'dis .tinctly claim as my invention- 1. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a liquid supply, a chamber provided with fluid pressure regulating mech anism, said chamberhaving its upper portion communicating directly with the upper portion of said supply and having its lower portion communicating directly with the ower portion of said supply, a fluid pressure supply apart from said liquid supply and said chamber, and a bottle mouth-piece adapted to have connection with liquid and fluid-pressure supplies, respectively. p

2. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a liquid supply, a chamber provided with fluid pressure regulating mechanism, fluid communication directly bet-ween the upper portion of said supply .and "the upper port-ion of said chamber, fluid communication directly between the lower portion of said supply and the lower portion ofv said chamber, a fluid-pressure supply apart from said liquid. supply and. said chamber and a bott e mouth-piece having) several fluid ways, one of said ways adapted to provide communication between the upper portion of said liquid supply and said mouth-piece, another of said ways adapted to provide communication between the lower mouth-piece, and yet another way adapted to provide communication between said fluid-pressure supply and said mouth-piece.

3. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a liquid supply receptacle, :1 bottle mouthpiece, .a way having valve means and connecting said mouth-piece directly with the upper portion ofsaid supply receptacle, a way having valve means and connecting said mouth'piece directly with the lower portion of said supply receptacle 'each such way connected directly to said mouth-piece separately from-the connection of the other way, a chamber provided with fluid pressure regulating mechanism, a way connecting the upper portion of saidchambera'nd the upper portion of sa d supply receptacle, and a way'conneeting the lower POI'tlOH of said chamber and the lower. per-1 tion ofsaid su ply receptacle. I

*4QIn a bott e filling machine, the combination of a liquid supply source, a bottle mouth piece, ways'b'etweensaid two mem-' 1 O 5 portion of said liquid supply and said bers, respectively adapted-to connect the Y lower and upper portions I of said supply source directly with said mouth-piece, valve means controlling said ways, a chamber distinct from said supply source and'provided,

'with fluid pressure regulating mechanism, a

way providing constant communication between the upper portion of said chamber and the upper portion of said supply source, and a way providing constant communication between the lower portion of said pressure regulating chamber and the lower portion of said su ply source.

In a bott e filling machine the combination of a liquid supply receptacle and pressure-fluid supply receptacle relatively distinct, pressure regulating mechanism for said liquid supply, a bottle mouth-piece, a way connecting said mouth-piece with said fluid-pressure supply receptacle, a way con necting said mouth-piece directly with the upper portion of the liquid supply receptacle, a way connecting said mouth-piece directly with the lower portion of the last named supply receptacle, each such way be ing connected directly to said mouth-piece separately from the connection of any other way, and unitary valve means controlling lower portion of said last named supply receptacle, each such way being connected directly to said mouth-piece separately from the connectionof any other way, a chamber provided wlth fluid pressure regulating mechanism, a fluid way connecting the upper portion of said chamber and the upper portion of said liquid supply receptacle and a fluid way connecting the lower portion of said chamber and the lower portion of said liquid supply receptacle.

7. In a' bottle filling machine, the combi-. nation of a liquid supply receptacle and a fluid pressure supply receptacle relatively distinct, a bottle m0uth-p1ece, a chamber provided with fluid-pressure regulating mechanism, a way having valve means an directly connecting said fluid-pressure supply receptacle with said mouth-piece, a way having valve means and connecting said mouth-piece directly with the upper portion of the liquid supply receptacle, a fluid way having valve means and connecting said mouth iece directly with the lower portion of the ast named supply receptacle, each such way being connected directly to said mouth-piece separately from the connection of any other way, a way connecting the upper portion of said chamber and the upper portion of said liquid supply receptacle, a way connecting the lower portion of said liquid supply receptacle and the lower portion of said. chamber, and a way having valve means and directly connecting sai fluid pressure supply receptacle with said chamber.

8. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two conduits, a chamber provided with fluid-pressure regulating mechanism,

said'three members being separate from each other but said chamber having connection with one of said conduits, a bottle mouthpiece having at least three distinct ways, one of said ways adapted to connect said mouthpiece with one of said conduits, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the upper portion of the remaining conduit, and another of said wavs adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the lower portion of said remaining conduit.

9. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two conduits, a chamber provided with fluid pressure regulating mechanism, said three members being separate from each other, but said chamber having distinct ways ada ted to directly communicate respec-- tive y with the upper portion and with the lower portion of one of said conduits, anda bottle mouth-piece having distinct ways adapted to connect it respectively with said two conduits.

10. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a gas sup ly conduit, a beer supply conduit, a chain er provided with fluid pressure regulating mechanism, said three members being separate from each other, but said chamber having distinct ways adapted to directly communicate respectively with the upper portion and with the lower portion of said beer supply conduit,

and a bottle mouth-piece havlng distinct ways adapted to connect it respectively with said two conduits, said gas supply conduit being adapted to have communication difiectly with said pressure regulating. cham- 11. In a bottle fillin machine, the combination of two distinct fluid supply-sources, a bottle mouth-piece, three distinct fluid ways respectively adapted to connect one of said supply sources with said mouth piece and the lower and upper portions of the remaining supply source directly with said mouth piece, and unitary valve means controlling said ways, to cite ct such connections in the, order named when filling a bottle.

l2.- In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a gas supply conduit, a beer supply conduit, a chamber provided with pressure regulating mechanism, the upper portion of said two conduits, said gas'supply conduit being adapted to have communication directly with said regulating chamber. v

13. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct conduits, a chamber provided with pressure regulating mechanf ism, the upper portion of said chamber communicating directly with the upper portion of one of said conduits and the lower portion directly with the lower portion ofthe same conduit, and a bottle mouth-piece having several distinct ways, one of said ways belng adapted to connect said mouthiece directly with the lower portion of sai last identified conduit, and another of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth with the remaining conduit.

14:. In a bottling machine, the combination of two superposed fluid supply receptacles relatively distinct, a bottle mouth piece having several distinctwways, one of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the upper portion of the lower of said receptacles, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece directlvwith the lower portion of said last identified" receptacle, another of saidways adapte'dto connect said mouth piece with the upper receptacle, and means controllin such connections whereby the same are et fected ir'freverse order to that named, when filling a bottle.

15.. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct superposed conduits, a chamber provided with pressure regulating mechanism, the upper and lower portions of saidchamber communicating directly with the upper and lower portions respectively of the lower of said conduits, a bottle mouthpiece having several distinct ways, one of sa1d ways adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the upper portion of said lower conduit, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the lower portionof said 'last identified conduit, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece with the upper conduit.

16. In avbottle filling niachine,=the combs nation of two distinct superposed horizontally-extended conduits, a chamber provided with pressure regulating mechanism, theupper and lower portions of said chamber communicating directly with the up er and lower portions respectively of the ower of said conduits, a plurality of bottle mouth 7 pieces alined with said lower conduit, each such mouth piece having several distinct ways, one of said ways adapted to connect piece said mouth piece directly with the upper portion of said lower conduit, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the lower port-ion of said last identified conduit, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth piece with the upper conduit and means controllin such connections whereby the same are e fected in reverse order to that named, when filling a bottle.

17 In a bottle filling machine, the combi-' nation ofa gas supply conduit, a beer supply conduit, a chamber provided with pressure regulating mechanism and adapted to communicate with said gas supply conduit, the upper portion of said chamber communicating directly with the upper portionof said beer supply conduit and the lower portion directly with the lower portion of said beer supply conduit, and a bottle mouthpiece having-several distinct fluid ways, one of said ways being adapted to connect sa1d mouth-piece with said gas supply conduit, one of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the upper portion of said beer supply conduit, and one of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth piece directly with the lower portion of said beer supply conduit. I 18. 'In a bottle filling machine, the combination-of a gas supply conduit, a beer supply conduit, a chamber having its u per portion provided with an automatic u 1descape device and having its upper portion and its 'lowerportion directly communicatmg respectively with the upper portion and.

with the lower portion of said beer supply conduit, said gas, supply conduit being adapted tocommunicate with said chamber, and a bottle mouth-piece having several distinct fluid ways, one of said ways be ng adapted to connect said mouth-piece wit said gas supply conduit, one of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth-piece directly with the upper portion of sa1d beer supply conduit, andv one of said ways being adapted 'to connect said mouth piece directly with. the lower portion of said beer supply conduit. l9.v In a bottle filling machine, the combination of a substantially horizontal gas supply conduit, a substantially horizontalbeer supply conduit, a chamber having 1ts upper portion provided with a float contro led, fluid-escape device and having its upper portion communicating directly. with the uperportion of said beer supply conduit and having its lower portion communicating di- ,rectly with the lower portion of said beer supply conduit, said-gas supply conduit beadapted to communicate with said chambe%, and a bottle mouth-piece having several distinct fluid ways, one of said ways bein adapted to connect said mouth-piece wit ,said gas supply conduit one of said ways 3.30

being adapted to connect said mouth-piece directly-with the upperportion of said beer supply conduit, and one of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth-piece directly with the lower portion'of said beer supply" conduit. v A

20. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct conduits, a bottle mouth-piece having ways adapted to connect it respectively with said conduits, the

way between one of said conduits and said mouth-piece beingadapted to operate and close before any way between said remaining conduit and said mouth-piece is adapted to-open and operate, and a chamberprovided with pressure regulating mechanism, said chamber havin its upper portion connected directly with tile upper portion of said re-' maining conduit and having its lower-portion connected directly with the lower por tion of such conduit.

21. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct fluid supply conduits,

a bottle mouth-piece having several distinct fluid ways, one of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth-piece with one of said conduits, another of said ways being adapted to connect said mouth-piece directly with the upper portion of the remaining conduit, another of said ways being adapted to con nect said mouth-piece directly with the lower portion of said remaining conduit, said way etween said first specified conduit and said mouth-piece being adapted to operateandmunicate respectively with the lower por tion and with the upper portion of the remaining conduit, and a chamber having an automatic fluid escape device at its upper portion, said chamber being connected respectively with the upper portion and with the lower portion of said remaining conduit.

23. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two substantially horizontal fluid supply conduits, a chamber having its upper portion provided with a float controlled fluid-escape valve and having its lower portion communicating with the lower portion of one of said conduits and having its upper portion communicating with the upper por tion of the same conduit, and a bottle mouthconduit that communicates with .said chamber and also having a distinct fluid way adapted to communicate with the remaining i conduit.

' 24. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct fluid supply conduits, a bottle mouth-piece having a way adapted to communicate with one of'said conduits and having two distinct ways adapted to communicate respectively with the lower portion and with the upper portion of the remaining conduit, and a chamber provided with pressure regulating mechanism, said chamber having distinct ways adapted to communicate respectively with the upper portion and with the lower portion of said remaining conduit, substantially as set forth.

25. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct fluid supply sources, a bottle mouth-piece, a fluid way provided with valve mechanism adapted to connect said mouth-piece with one of said two supply sources, a fluid way provided with valve .mechanism adapted to connect said mouthpiece directly with the upper portion of the remaining supply source, a fluid way provided with valve mechanism adapted to connect said mouth apiece directly with the lower portion of said remaining supply source, a chamber provided with fluid pressure regulating mechanism and having its upper portion in constant communication, with the upper portion of said remaining, supply source and having its lower portion in constant communicationwith the lower portion of said remaining supply source, such pressure regulating chamber being distinct from both said supply sources, each of said three fluid Ways and" valve mechanisms being distinct from each of the two remain- -ing fluid ,ways and valve mechanisms, substantially as set forth.

26. In a bottle fillin machine, the combination of a cylinder adapted to have a continuous liquid supply at its lower part and communicatin at its upper part with a chamber provided with fluid pressure regulating mechanism, means for supplying compressed gas, a gas cylinder in communication at one end with said gas supply, gas connection between the other end of said gas cylinder and the top of said chamber,

mouth-pieces having filling tubes adapted to be connected at their upper ends with the lower part of said liquid cylinder, valved primary charging ducts leadir from said' gas cylinder intermediate of its ends and connecting respectively with said mouthpieces,- and valved vent ducts leading re-. spectively from said mouth pieces to the upper portion of said liquid cylinder.

27. In a bottle filling machine, the combi- I piece having two distinct ways adapted 'to i nation of two distinct conduits, and movable bottle holding means including a bottle mouth-piece, said mouth-piece having at least three distinct Ways, one of said Ways adapted to connect said mouth piece with one of said conduits, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth-piece directly with the upper'portion of the remaining conduit, another of said ways adapted to connect said mouth-piece directly with the lower portion of said remaining conduit, the connection of sald Ways being controlled by the movement of said bottle holding means,

connection'being had by said first way with said first speclfied conduit prior to connection by said other waysupon movement of I said bottle holding means.

28. In a bottle filling machine, the combination of two distinct conduits,'a valve plug,

and bottle holding means including a bottle mouth piece mounted upon said plug so as'to be movable thereabout,said-plug and mouth piece being formed with ways adapted to successively register upon movement of the latterand connected thereupon to'alford communication between said mouth-piece and said first conduit, the upper portion, di-

rectly, of said second conduit and the lo veg; portion, directly, of said second condu1t,. i-espectlvely, such various connection being had in the order named incidently to move ment of said bottle holding means.

Signed by me, this 28th day of May, 1903.

JOSEPH H. CHAMP. Attested by:

D. T. DAVIES, E. H. WILLIAMS. 

